United Nations: WASHINGTON’S new ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, vowed yesterday to show US strength in global affairs and delivered a blunt warning to opponents of President Donald Trump’s policies.
“For those who don’t have our backs: we’re taking names,” Haley told reporters at she arrived at UN headquarters for her first meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
“We will make points to respond to that accordingly.”
“Our goal with the administration is to show value at the UN, and way that we will show value is to show our strength, show our voice, have the backs of our allies and make sure our allies have our back as well,” she said. She made her first remarks at UN headquarters before presenting her diplomatic credentials to Guterres.
Their first meeting is expected to be clouded by reports of a draft executive order being prepared at White House that could deprive United Nations of billions of dollars in US financial support. The US is by far UN’s biggest financial contributor, providing 22 percent of its operating budget and funding 28 percent of peacekeeping missions, which currently cost $7.8bn annually.
